Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

June 14, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

June 14, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The results from the report, titled "How Boards of Directors Really Feel About Cybersecurity Reports," are based on survey responses from 125 enterprise executives who actively serve on a board of directors.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

June 10, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

As part of its war on fake reviews, Amazon.com recently sued three of its merchants who were using so-called sock puppet accounts to post fake reviews about their products.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

June 08, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Department of Justice's so-called Yates Memo is crippling attorney-client privilege in internal investigations, according to a Morgan Stanley in-house lawyer and a defense lawyer who spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the New York City Bar Association on Monday.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

3 minute read

June 02, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

It's a savvy idea: personalize the buying experience by letting customers join in the design process. But the trend raises questions about intellectual property rights, attorneys say.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

8 minute read

May 31, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Advertising and marketing attorneys say there are ways to minimize the risk.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

3 minute read

May 31, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Coca-Cola European Partners, the world's largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola products based on net sales, announced on May 31 that London-based lawyer Clare Wardle is taking over as general counsel and company secretary.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

2 minute read

May 26, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

First Amendment lawyers say the law is on the side of reviewers and Glassdoor isn't obligated to reveal their names.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

May 26, 2016 | Law.com

OnRamp Fellowship, a program from the organization Diversity Lab that helps women returning to law and finance jobs after a career break, is expanding from law firms to legal departments.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

3 minute read

May 24, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Because of widespread confusion about tax-reporting requirements, users of “on-demand economy” platforms such as Airbnb and Lyft are underreporting billions in income to the Internal Revenue Service.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

7 minute read